Description: He tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Charles has worked very hard to control his curse. He has worked as a Adventurer like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The war was a terrible time for her, and Leaf does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Leaf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: A 4'5" northern man, he wears tattered old clothes. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He worked as a nervous Bellfounder and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This malnourished man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Flask speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Flask was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Knight job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a farmer again

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1300 sp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has done her best to style her copper crest to look like a famous performer. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears professional attire. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear brown tank tops with pastel pants, and is pretty ugly. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 86. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Rose (70 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Olivia was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She prefers to wear flannel, marred by beers. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Anne took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up club and armor she uses now. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 70 gp.